Key Highlights
- TON Strategy generated approximately 3.3 million TON tokens (valued at around $5.6 million) through May staking activities.
- Monthly gross staking returns improved from 1.39% in April to 1.48% in May, translating to a 17.80% annualized percentage rate.
- Major network enhancements targeting throughput capacity, smart contract performance, and validator operations launched on June 4.
- TONX stock on Nasdaq climbed approximately 1.3% to reach $3.15, marking a year-to-date gain of roughly 31%.
- Toncoin traded around $1.72, showing minimal movement since the beginning of the year.
The Nasdaq-traded TON Strategy, which maintains Toncoin as its principal treasury reserve, disclosed that it accumulated roughly 3.3 million TON through staking operations during May 2026. At prevailing market valuations, this staking income exceeded $5.6 million in value.
By the conclusion of May, the firm’s holdings stood at approximately 227.5 million TON, with nearly 226.8 million tokens deployed in active staking positions. The gross monthly staking return for May registered at about 1.48%, marking an increase from the 1.39% recorded in April. When extrapolated to annual terms, the May performance translated to approximately 17.80%, surpassing April’s 16.7% rate.
TON Strategy Generates 3.3 Million TON in Monthly Staking Rewards
TON Strategy (@tonstrat) reports a record 3.3M $TON (5.6M) in gross staking rewards for May 2026.
The firm currently stakes 226.8M $TON, representing nearly its entire treasury, as its gross yield climbs to… pic.twitter.com/Js9PUzTGXD
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According to TON Strategy, staking income represents a fundamental component of its treasury management approach. The organization, previously operating as Verb Technology, transitioned to its Toncoin-centered strategy in August 2025. This shift has positioned the company among the most significant token holders and network validators within The Open Network ecosystem.
Major Network Enhancements Activated on June 4
TON Strategy publicly endorsed a collection of governance initiatives that became operational on June 4, 2026. These enhancements targeted improvements in network efficiency, transaction capacity, and overall scalability.
The modifications included the TVM 14 enhancement, delivering optimizations for smart contract processing capabilities. A Block Sync Overlay was implemented, establishing a specialized communication infrastructure for validator nodes. Additional features encompassed complete collated data generation functionality and broadened validation capacity, increasing the maximum collated data volume validators can manage. The update package also introduced resource management protocols designed to mitigate spam and network congestion issues.
Chief Executive Officer Kevin Wilson noted that these modifications enable validators to handle and transmit network activity with greater efficiency. “These network upgrades represent another important step as TON continues to develop for high-volume consumer applications tied to the Telegram ecosystem,” Wilson stated.
TON Strategy verified that the implemented modifications would not alter validation reward structures, indicating that staking revenue streams should remain stable.
Durov’s ‘Make TON Great Again’ Campaign Advances
These technical enhancements align with Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s comprehensive restructuring of the TON platform under his “Make TON Great Again” movement.
In early June 2026, Durov revealed plans to redesignate TON’s native digital asset as Gram. This naming choice resurrects the original branding from Telegram’s foundational documentation. The rebranding initiative forms part of an extensive strategy encompassing transaction fee decreases, additional infrastructure refinements, and expanded involvement by Telegram in ecosystem governance and development.
TONX shares from TON Strategy registered a Monday increase of approximately 1.3%, closing at $3.15. The equity has gained about 31% since the start of the current year.
Toncoin (TON) maintained trading activity around $1.72 and has shown relatively stable performance year-to-date.
Previous network optimizations implemented in April 2026 had already enhanced block production speeds and reduced transaction expenses. The current round of technical improvements expands upon that foundational work.
